A follow-up to I Got Hacked. One of the other issues with jaydinitto.com being a fully operational battlestation was a certain plugin, Display Posts, a fine little bit of code that you easily control a list of WordPress posts. It’s how I had listed out all of my post titles and dates on the front … I Got Hacked, Part 2
This site, as well some of the other sites I subhost, were taken down a few weekends ago. Someone had hacked my hosting space somehow and deleted many of the front-end files. Thankfully, no databased were affected. Bluehost had a very recent backup of the files I needed, so some sites were back to normal … I Got Hacked
One of the best video game songs I’ve heard in a while, and it’s one of the standard battle themes. I don’t need to say how unusual its usage is, given how carefree and playful it sounds, and what even the video game layman’s idea of what battle music should sound like. After doing some … Wednesday Humpday Midday Music: “Grain Rain, Wheat Wind” from Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout
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Ingredients 2 parts oatmeal 1 part plain full-fat yogurt 1/2 part protein powder 1/2 part whole milk 1/2 part heavy whipping cream 1/2 part frozen berries Directions Mix and refrigerate for a few hours before enjoying. That’s it. Useless Information and Photos Aren’t “parts” measurements usually used with baking? I feel like with this recipe … Recipe: Overnight Protein Oats
I devoured Eddings’ Belgariad and Mallorean series as a kid. They hold up well as good YA fantasy, and even though the Mallorean was a literal copy of the Belgariad, he at least formulated an in-story reason for repeating the events. Anyways, I thought this news bit was funny, even if just for the photo … David Eddings Burnt His Office Down
Stallone’s work, aside from the first few Rocky installments and maybe Rambo, is cinematic candy or Wonder Bread. It’s nothing groundbreaking but it gets the job done if you’re in the right mood. Critics might look at him with upturned noses, naturally, but sometimes his dialogue can strike a decent vein of gold. Rocky doesn’t … Good Guy Dialogue
Ingredients 2 lbs chicken breast 4-5 strips thick cut bacon 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 cup diced onions (~1 large onion) 2 cup diced mushrooms 2 cup diced bell peppers (~2 whole bell peppers) 2 cup diced broccoli 2 tbsp minced garlic or equivalent 2 tbsp cumin 2 tbsp … Recipe: Jay’s CBV (Chicken Bacon Vegetables)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails must deal with a powerful new foe that has been awakened from a multi-decade slumber. The Dark Herald has a good review here. I agree with him about Mufasa and the recent direction Disney has taken, of using hyper-realistic CGI retellings and sequels. The big disconnect is … Movie Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
I didn’t say anything particularly insight, but I wanted to post it here for safekeeping. From “Violence in Scripture and the Nonviolence of Jesus“: Might I suggest that theologians are complicating the matter? Canaan was a part of a larger plan God had, post-Babel, to establish a nation under His direct authority, apart from the … Quick Comment Re: Violence in Scripture and the Nonviolence of Jesus
I had to make this after watching a bunch of Robert Sepehr videos. He has some really interesting ideas but some of the word games he plays to “prove” connections to occult/secret society knowledge are just silly: An inside joke between Ed and I: My attempt at nonsensical Gen Z reaction image humor: I screenshotted … A Few Images for Safekeeping 03
On a recent trip to Massachusetts, I took a hike on the Assabet River Rail Trail. I didn’t find the trail on AllTrails app, so I did a Google search for nearby trails. This was the closest to where I was staying, and it had name recognition for me since my mom worked at Assabet … Photos: Assabet River Rail Trail Hike
I’ve been boning up on a lot of the Christian hair metal bands from the eighties that aren’t Stryper: the likes of Barren Cross, Bloodgood, Sacred Warrior. Some of these bands are still going today, Sacred Warrior included. Their sound has understandably modernized with their newest album, Waiting in Darkness, but echoes of the music … Music Appreciation: Sacred Warrior’s “Waiting in Darkness”
I hiked Hartwood Acres twice. The first was a route suggested by AllTrails, a mix of different blazed and unblazed paths. The second was the shorter, more standard Yellow blazed trail. In general, it wasn’t as scenic as I had hoped. All the leaves had fallen and there wasn’t much variation or interesting views. The … Photos: Hartwood Acres Hikes
AI video has come pretty far from the nightmarish productions from a year and a half ago. With some nuanced inputs and direction, it’s starting to look like highly-stylized stereoscopic images. The actual story here seems okay, and is based loosely on Zecharia Sitchin’s ramblings, who should’ve just written a sci-fi series instead of claiming … Somewhat Recommended: The Return of the Anunnaki Movie
Osmosis Jones A white blood cell cop and a cold pill agent team up to fight a foreign threat that found its way inside an irresponsible zookeeper. Inside Out meets Innerspace. The animation style reminded me of Don Bluth, but he had nothing to do with it; a script shot through with toilet humor doesn’t … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 50
Seen when attempting to view a Reddit page. I probably wouldn’t have gotten this if I were logged in, but I refuse to create a Reddit account. There has to be a better way.
Heh: Considering what the ancient Hebrews thought about the goings on in the heavenly realm with the Elohim council, and who rules the nations after Babel, a horrifying cosmic god-being directing America’s fate is not far off from the truth compared to other views. That is, if you share those ancient beliefs at all (I … Cthulhu For President, 2024
Here are some photos and videos from a recent trip to Massachusetts. Lake Williams in my hometown of Marlborough recently installed a walkway across the water, connecting one end the lake’s namesake trail to the other end. I didn’t know about the land-lubber part of the trail; I thought it was just a boardwalk, so … Photos and Videos: Lake Williams, Hampton Beach, Jellyfish
Carrie (2013) A bullied high school student discovers her telekinetic powers. I never saw the 1976 original, but checking out its synopsis and comparing that with the remake, they were fairly similar*. The 2013 version benefitted from better production values, so the telekinesis scenes could be played up a little more intensely. They were a … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 49
Ingredients 1 serving of tagliatelle (around 3.5 oz) 1 tbsp Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 1 tbsp butter Directions 1. Boil the pasta 2. Move pasta from the pan/pot (tongs work best) to a plate or bowl; don’t drain the water 3. Mix pasta with the butter until melted 4. Add cheese and mix until well-combined 5. If … Recipe: Tagliatelle Alfredo
Alien: Romulus Young miners ransack a derelict Weyland-Yutani ship in a decaying orbit around their planet, only to find a wholly alien threat onboard. Alien for the Gen Z moviegoer, and I’m mostly saying that because the cast are older Gen Z. It makes some marketing sense, as Alien: Covenant, the previous film, had a … Movie Review: Alien: Romulus
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Wonder Woman 1984 Now an antiquities scholar, Wonder Woman must deal with a greedy businessman and a jealous coworker when the effects of an artifact, the Dreamstone, get out of control. I had left the TV on and this streamed on Tubi for free (I don’t pay for streaming unless it’s something specific), automatically, and … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 48
It’s weird. I tend to enjoy rock or metal instrumentals in video game soundtracks more than I do from traditional virtuoso artists. The reason is that instru-metal guys—who are mostly guitarists, obviously—can’t get past their virtuosity and present a coherent song without their chops getting in the way. A song that has “handles,” where you … Wednesday Humpday Midday Music: “Sunshine Coastline” from Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
Today is Anne Bradstreet Day, dedicated to someone I never heard of: She was one of the first colonial poets to be published in the New World, the first Englishwoman to publish a book of poems and the first published American poet. While her early works were more rooted in the traditional poetry structure at … Anne Bradstreet Day
It’s not that movies need to be all realistic, but the dramatization of someone waking up from a nightmare has been overplayed for a while now. I can’t speak for everyone, but I never wake up from a bad dream by sitting bolt upright, breathless, and yelling out. That might be appropriate in a comedic, … How to Wake Up in a Movie
It’s been quite the minute since I posted, hasn’t it? I haven’t had the privilege of naming a wifi network in a while. I was going to do something like “FBISurveillanceVan” or “NSALogin” but I’ve seen that approach too much. There are some funny names in this forum thread—note all the “FBI” examples—but most of … You Won’t Pass
I almost didn’t want to label this as a “hike,” since it was more of an easy walk through mostly-paved paths. Really no elevation changes or rough terrain. Memorial Park in New Kensington is mostly a forest. The developed section has a road, parking lot, a small soccer field, basketball courts, tennis courts, not-ice-or-field hockey … Photos: Memorial Park Hike
We’ve probably come across many forms of the paradox before. The most amusing one I’ve ever seen was the two door dilemma from Labyrinth. Is the following statement true? This statement is false. If it’s true, it’s false. If it’s false, it’s true. What to make of this? There’s been many convoluted solutions to get … A Liar’s Paradox Solution
The Imaginary Rudger, Amanda’s imaginary friend, is forgotten and must learn to live with the other forgotten imaginary friends and evade the clutches of a strange man seeking to consume him. Toy Story meets Spirited Away, and I’m not referencing the latter because Studio Ponoc was related to Studio Ghibli. This was honestly more British … Movie Review: The Imaginary
As I mentioned in the “Love Death + Robots, Volume 3 Review” post over a year ago, I wanted to rewrite part of the “The Very Pulse of the Machine” short film to make it a little more effective in communicating what (I think) was the depiction of choice and risk. There are other themes, … How “The Very Pulse of the Machine” Should’ve Gone
Mars Express A pair of private investigators travel between Earth and Mars to probe into the disappearance of a college student and her roommate, who have been jailbreaking androids from their constraining moral programming. This was a French film, which I suppose means something. I was ready to dislike this because a movie about advanced … Movie Review: Mars Express
I watched part of a playthrough of this game a while back, back before playthrough videos on Youtube got obnoxious with overediting and spastic commentary. I was initially attracted by the watercolor portrait artwork and the hand-drawn, diagonal gameplay backgrounds, and the story was unique enough to bother paying attention. The soundtrack, written by Masashi … Wednesday Humpday Midday Music: “Rosekranz” from SaGa Frontier 2
Divergent In a highly-structured, post-apocalyptic Chicago, a young woman hides her “divergent” gift when she joins the peacekeeping Dauntless faction. Let’s get the negative stuff out of the way. Without knowing the books at all—which are in my library, yet to be read—I would be fine with the story: a paint-by-numbers dystopian teen sci-fi action … Movie Review: Divergent
Labyrinth An irresponsible teenage girl is whisked away to another land to solve the labyrinth and rescue her baby brother from the Goblin King. A childhood staple of mine, but not nearly as much as one of the other weirdo Jim Henson 19980s movies, The Dark Crystal. I want to say maybe Labyrinth was geared … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 47
I was asked by a friend what I thought of the video on this page: Heavenly Fire – The John 10:10 Project. On the whole, I like what it says, despite the American evangelical bent of what’s expressed there. The explanation of the sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields and how they interact is accurate, as … Made for Each Other
“Aragorn: tall, dark, ruggedly handsome, dangerous, brooding, of a royal bloodline, good with horses, a natural leader, slightly superhuman. He’s just like Jay!*” I missed the The Lord of the Rings trilogy the first time around in the theaters, in the early aughts. I was too single-mindedly involved with music and making websites at the … Aragorn: Book Versus Film
I’ve heard it a few times before, in the context of musical talent: “he’s good at what he does.” It’s applicable to other performative arts as well. It’s said when you want to admit someone is talented, but the subject in question isn’t talented in the manner in which you’d like them to be. I … “He’s good at what he does”
I took Daughter of Jay to the Sonic Temple Fest in Columbus, OH as a graduation present. The fest ran for four days, from Thursday and through the weekend. Her target was Evanescence, who only played Thursday, and passes for even one day were pretty pricey…so Thursday it is. I don’t think I could endure … Videos: P.O.D., Evanescence, The Ghost Inside
The thought occurred to me recently that a lot of the characters in Blade Runner 2049 act strongly against their profession while simultaneously maintaining that profession. Or, they act or are in circumstances that contradict their character in the previous movie. I don’t know how much merit there is in these observations. I suppose in … Acting Against Type in Blade Runner 2049
That’s it. That’s the whole street, in one photo. This is facing west on Sandusky Street, after getting off the Andy Warhol Bridge, and on the opposite end is Vulcan Way. The gray wall on the left belongs to the Burns White building. Burns White is a law firm that moved out of that building … Photo: Silver Street, Pittsburgh
Behold! The Plumber’s Hammer. I wanted to say this was the best weapon out of all possible weapons, including even the ranged ones, but let’s not go that far yet. Note the goal stated in this post’s title. It’s assumed that your main objective is to survive the zombie apocalypse, as opposed to going out … I Made the Best Melee Weapon to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
I watched most of the first episode, not quite on purpose. I knew the writers were playing with atomic bombs like plastic toys when the detonation in the beginning failed to get the attention of the partygoers simply because they weren’t looking directly at it. The light from a bomb going off would be filling … Mauler on the Fallout Series
Ingredients 3 tbsp chia seeds 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or 2% milk 1 capful of vanilla extract 1 capful of lemon extract 1/2 tsp powdered Stevia (around 12 drops of the liquid version) A few berries Directions 1. Combine everything into a container and mix 2. Let sit for at least 15 minutes 3. … Recipe: Bubblegum Chia Seed Pudding
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Someone should do this. We’ve all seen forensic facial reconstruction artistry—it’s not really referred to as an art but one could easily peg it as such—for human remains, especially for prehistoric or non-modern-man/hominid species types. Why not transfer that skill to decorative skulls, like ones made for Halloween costumes or year-round decorations (people do that) … Youtube Channel Idea: Decorative Forensic Facial Reconstruction
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. I always liked it. It wasn’t overwrought or overacted, and it was a … That Blade Runner Monologue
This was written, as was the entire Xenosaga III soundtrack, by Yuki Kajiura, who appears to be as prolific as Yoko Kanno in terms of soundtrack work. It’s a rather pretty song, and at first listen the pulsing electronic percussion starting up at 2:48 feels out of place for something so “natural” sounding. After hearing … Wednesday Humpday Midday Music: “Hepatica (KOS-MOS)” from Xenosaga III
The Hobbit (1977) A hobbit is recruited by a wizard and thirteen dwarves to steal back the dwarves’ stolen treasure from the dragon Smaug. Any cinematic treatment of what’s probably the greatest children’s book ever written isn’t going to live up to the source material, but I will say this dated, all-animated version is much … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 46
Taken at various stages. We had a lot of cloud coverage that broke up a bit in the afternoon, but I think the shots where clouds were involved added a nice effect. These aren’t very good, but I am glad to have at least something. My daughter used a pair of the eclipse glasses we … Photos: April 2024 Solar Eclipse
True to my plan early in 2023, I’m now listed as a UX Master on Nielsen Norman Groups’ certification page. Earlier this week I finished my last course and passed the last exam, and I think I owe it to myself to take a break from formal learning for a while. It can wreak havoc … UX Master Certification
A few things came to my attention after I posted the review of Dune Part 2 here. I mentioned that a nomadic desert culture like the Fremen should take from inspiration from real-world. This analysis of the costuming of Dune Part 2 suggest that this was the case, and Bedouins specifically were mentioned. Another video … Dune Part 2 Follow Up
Dune: Part Two With the House Atreides defeated on Arrakis, Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica work to win the favor of the native Fremen to push back against the Harkonnens. I liked this even more than Part One, if that were possible, because I think the runtime here is a little more justified. Part One … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 45
Walking around after dinner with some colleagues from work, heading southeast towards Liberty Avenue. Fun way to light up an otherwise dimly-lit alleyway. That building looming rather ominously in the background is the Centre City Tower. The exterior is rather bland, but its interior is nice. Your browser does not support the video tag. Otherwise, … Video: Overhead Lights at Garrison Place, Pittsburgh
The best subversions in stories aren’t overbearing, or rely on jerking the viewer/reader around with cheap plot twists. Effective subversion—usually called one of the forms of irony—are more subtle and respectful of the audience’s intelligence. In this clip from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs anthology, the subversion is simple and easy to spot: The surface … How to Subvert Expectations in a Story
Every new idea or workaround is called a “hack” nowadays, even if it’s a technique that doesn’t involve technology. Some of the hacks listed in this “100 Home Hacks That Will Improve Your Life” could be considered engineering 101 hacks, but really they are just weird ideas that solve a problem or make something easier. … An Actual Hack
Even though HTML 4.0 specs were released after these sites were published, they still could be called HTML 4.0-era sites simply because it was the longest-running version of HTML before HTML 5 came around. The coding conventions, as well as the general aesthetic and subject matter, are often associated referred to using the 4.0 descriptor, … Long-Running HTML 4.0 Websites
Years ago, I had found garudoh’s YouTube channel, where he published videos of game soundtrack medleys. From that channel I found Supradarky‘s original account before he got nuked, where he had posted this song. I put a lot of Supradarky’s tracks on my iPod to listen to at work, and as I named the files … Wednesday Humpday Midday Song: “Yewbell (Balmy Breeze)” from Arc the Lad IV: Twilight of the Spirits
Ingredients 1/2 cup 2% milk 1/2 heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons Optimum Nutrition Double Rich Chocolate protein powder (or whatever flavor) 1 tsp butter 1 tbsp cream cheese 1 tbsp peanut butter (sugar free) 1 tbsp chia seeds 1/8 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp cloves 1/8 tsp nutmeg Stevia/sweetener to taste Directions 1. Put all of … Recipe: Spicy Keto Porridge
I’m calling on Jill to get in here because this song has an accordion front and center. Some interesting time signature play here. The beginning is in 7/8, then a few bars of 4/4 before the verse (instrumentals can have verses and choruses, you know), and continuing into the verse. There’s a weird kind of … Wednesday Humpday Midday Song: “Clap and Walk” from Ragnarok Online 2
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I haven’t posted one of these in a while, so I thought I start again with one of my favorites from the Halo franchise. This plays right at the beginning of the game, with Master Chief’s AI doing the great voiceover, which if I recall correctly, was a new element for the Halo narratives. At … Wednesday Humpday Midday Song: “Luck” from Halo 3
I was able to plow through the first six Metal Slug installments, in between sleeping, writing, reading, eating, and doing other staycation-type activities, so the re-experiencing the action is fresh on my mind. I only played the first two games, long ago, when they were both in the arcades in the late nineties. It’s very … Three Cheers for Metal Slug
The Boy and the Heron In World War II Japan, a boy is guided by an annoying heron into a mysterious alternate reality, to find his father’s new wife and aunt. The heron wasn’t really annoying, except in the first few scenes, where he’s lightly terrorizing and gangstalking Mahito and taking dumps on his windowsill. … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 44
Spotify’s cancelation confirmation screen has some creative content design: “Found art”: Life is waiting:
Ingredients 1 lb broccoli 2 lb chicken breast olive oil For the sauce: 1 c cream 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp pepper 1 tbsp chives Directions 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2. Slather the chicken with olive oil before placing it … Recipe: Chicken and Broccoli
After Earth After an injured Ranger Corps officer and his son survive a crash landing on a depopulated Earth, they must contend with the hostile environment and feral Ursa creatures to survive. There was something incomplete going on here, like M. Night Shyamalan just gave up halfway through directing the thing. I want to invoke … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 43
Interesting explanation of the similarities of worldwide accounts (stories, myths, cave drawings) of global disasters and observable cosmic phenomenon. I don’t know if it’s astrophysically possible without a detailed model of how electromagnetism would have 1) overcome the effects of gravitational forces between celestial bodies, and 2) place Saturn, Mars, and Venus into their current … Video: Remembering the End of the World
For her 18th birthday, I took DoJ (Daughter of Jay) to Boston to watch symphonic interpretations of Genshin Impact songs, played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I played the game for about 20 minutes once. It’s something I would like if I had the time and inclination to get into it, because there seems to … Photos and Video: Symphonic Genshin Impact in Boston
I checked on Pressure 4-5 the other day after coming across one of their videos on Youtube. I got into them during my Sam Goody days when we received the promo for their album and were able to spin it when we wanted to, instore. They were a bit set apart from the normal glut … What Happened to Pressure 4-5?
This is assuming, of course, your band has a domain* and website to begin with, and not just social media accounts. If you search for “[artist or album] lyrics,” most of the results you get won’t be on web properties belonging to the artist or even their record label. They will be lyrics-harvesting websites like … Bands: Publish Your Lyrics on Your Website
Ingredients 3 lbs grass-fed ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 8 cloves garlic (or 8 tsp minced) 2 x 15 oz cans diced tomatoes 6 oz can tomato paste 4 oz can green chili peppers 2 tbsps Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup chili powder 2 tbsp cumin 1 tbsp dried oregano 2 tsp sea salt 1 … Recipe: Paleo-Keto Chili
It’s been a while.
A mostly easy 3-ish mile hike. Since there were some rains the night before, the tree-heavy trail was very buggy. Not a bug big deal. The trail starts on a servicing road, on the White trail, the single line you see in the northeast on the map. Getting into the loop proper, you have to … Photos: Deer Lakes Park White and Purple Loop Hike
Ingredients 2 tbsp sugar-free peanut butter 1 scoop protein powder 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream Directions 1. Combine all ingredients in small stovetop pan 2. Stir over low heat until well combined Useless Information and Photos I originally did this in the microwave but it turns out so much better on the stovetop. The macronutritional … Recipe: Paleo-Keto Protein Pudding
Kind of mind-blowing that one guy can conceive, draw, and animate something like this, and have it come across the way it does. The poor girl just wanted to play an arcade game! Obviously the music is from someone else, and speedoru had help with the brief 3D animation, but the rest is all him. … Video: Wave Racer EP Medley
Note: This will probably be the last review post I’ll publish for a while. In the early days when I was recovering from shoulder surgery, I tried to read as much as I could but there’s a limit to that when you’re in pain and/or on painkillers. It was much easier to watch TV to … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 42
When I got the notification on my Fitbit app a few weeks ago that I got the Kevin badge for doing 22,222 steps in a day, I had to get the third and final badge, for the heterochromic Bob. Being a completionist kind of guy doesn’t help, either. In my defense, I was in the … Gamification Works
Ingredients 2 lbs beef bones 2 chicken or pigs feet 2 onions 2 carrots 2 celery stalks 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 cup of salt 2 tbsp ground pepper 2 cloves of garlic Directions 1. Roast bones and feet for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. 2. Place the bones and feet in a large … Recipe: Beef Bone Stock
An inside joke. Putting this here for safekeeping.
I built a house in Minecraft. On all the gate entrances I put up my banner. It’s a cross, because Jesus, with a red skull over it, because death (lots of plants and animals need killing in Minecraft). I am very dark and poetic, you see. I wish you could see the banners from far … Video: My Minecraft House
Noah (2014) The only righteous man on Earth hears from the Creator that He’ll be sending some destruction his way, but there’s something he can do about it. This movie didn’t do well for two reasons. One, because folks wanted The Passion of the Christ, but for Noah, but there was extra-Biblical stuff in there … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 41
Ingredients 2 tbsp almond flour 2 tbsp butter 1 cup heavy whipping cream 4 eggs 1 1/5 cups shredded, semi-firm cheese 1/8 tsp cream of tartar or baking powder coconut oil, parmesan/romano cheese, salt, pepper Directions 1. Grease your ramekin or whatever dish with the coconut oil 2. In a pan, melt the butter and … Recipe: Keto-Paleo Cheese Soufflé
I want to say Vision of Escaflowne’s soundtrack was too good for it, but I like the series too much to commit to that criticism. I suppose I could just say the animation’s quality doesn’t quite match soundtrack’s; the animation values are only a few steps above Saturday morning cartoon. Composer and general musician Yoko … Wednesday Humpday Midday Music: “Wings” from Vision of Escaflowne
Ingredients Crust 1 3/4 cups almond flour 3 tablespoons Optimum Nutrition Double Rich Chocolate protein powder 7 tablespoons melted butter Filling 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup sugar-free peanut butter 1/2 cup powdered sweetener 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla Miscellaneous coconut oil, some kind of topping Directions Crust 1. Grease a … Recipe: Keto-Paleo No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie
I scrolled through my Facebook archive (I downloaded everything before I killed my account) casually the other day, and saw that I had posted this video. I don’t know if it’s from some overseas copyright thing, because the uploader isn’t the band or the their label, and it’s video quality of all the uploads I’ve … Video: school food punishment – “future nova”
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Two brothers, fledgling plumbers from Brooklyn, are transported to a world where a giant fire-breathing turtle aims to take over the neighboring kingdoms. This could’ve been really bad—worse than the universally-hated 1993 abomination—but thankfully all those involved with writing this did what was expected of them. Some awkward dialog … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 40
I know very little about the post process in video, so these things are fascinating to me. There’s probably a lot more work going into making real-life looking graphics as opposed to the work involved with creating things like futuristic tech. You can fudge things a bit with things that don’t really exist, but if … Video: “Stalingrad” Post-Production Reel
Here’s a comment I left on one of Ed’s posts, “Surveillance and Censorship” This post reminds me of the Twitter “algorithm” post I saw a few days back. Someone found in the source code Musk made available the parts where political tweets and accounts could be boosted or stifled. There were very obvious a variable … Fishy Twitter
It’s always good to see galaxy-level drumming talent like this, when it’s more up-close than in a performance setting. I might not like it as much if I wasn’t familiar with the album this song is on, Planetary Duality. A lot of this progressive death metal stuff just sounds like a flurry of random beats … Video: Alex Rudinger – Xenochrist Drum Playthrough
The original NPCs. Photo by rolexpv People might not like plastic water bottles, because environment, or they simply dislike the concept of strangers hydrating themselves. I hate these bottles because if you buy an entire case of them for a party or general issue get-together, it’s easy to mix up your water bottles with someone … Someone Steal This Idea: Customized Plastic Water Bottles
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Sure, this is only a British bureaucrat, but there’s no reason to think there are other rulers who have the same “tendencies“: It’s not so much that everyone in government is a psychopath, it’s that governments tend to attract psychopaths. It seems like governments are stuffed full of them. No quite off topic is The … Psychopaths In Power
I played Overwatch a few times back when my daughter was really into it, but I don’t know anything about the backstory of any of the characters. Regardless, I thought this was a really well-done short movie. I have a soft spot for “silent” stories—anyone in the world can watch it and understand it, regardless … Video: The Last Bastion
Most everything I’ve read from Vice is either unremarkable or ridiculous nonsense, but that doesn’t mean their writers can have moments of clarity. From “I Had An AI Chatbot Write My Eulogy. It Was Very Weird” (emphasis mine): Machine learning tools like Stable Diffusion and OpenAI’s ChatGPT have been breathlessly covered by the press in … AI Isn’t
This is ordered by ascending order of favorites. Kill Team Kill A platoon in Afghanistan fights a cybernetically-enhanced bear created by the CIA. It had its humorous moments, but far too gory and cartoonish, in the figurative sense, for me to get attached to this. Mason’s Rats An old farmer invests in some high-tech weaponry … Love Death + Robots, Volume 3 Review
The Adam Project A pilot on the run in 2050 steals a time-traveling plane and jumps to the past to meet himself at 12 years old. You’d be forgiven in thinking it’s really annoying that Ryan Reynolds plays Deadpool in every movie, because we value versatility in acting. But no one else would be able … Sci-fi and Fantasy Movies and Series Reviews, Part 39